Late-winter storm drops snow across region

7 inches reported in Burlington as of 9 p.m.

A storm on the last day of winter served as a chilly blast from the past for people in Vermont, the North Country and the Upper Valley.

There are reports of a foot of snow or more in Waterbury Center and Greensboro, Vt.

In the Champlain Valley, the National Weather Service measured more than 7 inches of snow at the Burlington International Airport as well as over 8 inches in Plattsburgh, N.Y., as of 9 p.m. Tuesday.

The snow came after two storms mixed forming a nor'easter over the Atlantic Ocean producing snow starting early Tuesday. The storm forced the cancellation of classes at nearly 500 schools in Vermont, New York and New Hampshire.

Road crews have been clearing out highways and major thoroughfares in communities across the region since Monday night.

Their work is expected to lighten as the storm is expected to die down into early Wednesday bringing snow showers.

Parking bans are in effect for Burlington, Plattsburgh and Winooski through Wednesday morning.